Weather Records on 26 January 1933

318 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 January 1933. Highest significance: Millsboro, US.

Key Facts for 26 January 1933

On 26 January 1933, 318 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 311 daily.
Millsboro set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 26 January 1933.
Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 523 records.

Record Map

318 stations

318 station records on 26 January 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 January 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Millsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Narsingpur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware Cy Reedy Poin	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Khurda	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Herrs Island Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Banpur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasantville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll (the Ranch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blackheath (Lawrence St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Takoma Park # 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.6 C (-3.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
West Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cheltenham 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

318 records

Records set or tied on 26 January 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 26 January 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 26 January 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 311.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

288 broken records

Margins by which the 288 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 January 1933

Top 20 records on 26 January 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 January 1933	Millsboro, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1933	Narsingpur, IN	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1933	Romney 1 SW, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1933	Coleman 3 WNW, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1933	Indian Mills 2 W, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1933	Fredericksburg Np, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1933	Delaware Cy Reedy Poin, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1933	Harpers Ferry River, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1933	Bridgeton 1 NE, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1933	St Helens Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1933	Laurel 3 W, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1933	Uanda, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1933	Khurda, IN	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1933	Herrs Island Dam, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1933	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1933	Solomons, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1933	Clermont Sirius St, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1933	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily low max	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1933	Banpur, IN	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 1933	Milford 2 SE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1795 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1933. 1933 had 318 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-26 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1804	1
1822	1
1823	2
1834	1
1846	3
1851	1
1858	2
1865	1
1867	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1875	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	4
1882	1
1884	2
1887	2
1888	3
1890	4
1894	3
1895	8
1896	1
1897	5
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	3
1904	20
1905	34
1906	4
1907	24
1908	11
1909	11
1910	43
1911	33
1912	43
1913	23
1914	100
1915	21
1916	139
1917	27
1918	65
1919	31
1920	59
1921	42
1922	58
1923	154
1924	141
1925	74
1926	41
1927	185
1928	75
1929	187
1930	227
1931	373
1932	299
1933	318
1934	398
1935	181
1936	569
1937	601
1938	441
1939	321
1940	1,113
1941	1,120
1942	618
1943	503
1944	1,707
1945	249
1946	168
1947	747
1948	596
1949	1,359
1950	2,369
1951	526
1952	630
1953	394
1954	449
1955	389
1956	505
1957	791
1958	404
1959	495
1960	197
1961	1,051
1962	860
1963	626
1964	226
1965	434
1966	606
1967	958
1968	376
1969	1,242
1970	470
1971	979
1972	968
1973	584
1974	784
1975	748
1976	849
1977	935
1978	1,674
1979	1,691
1980	651
1981	688
1982	1,223
1983	1,062
1984	844
1985	920
1986	770
1987	1,034
1988	955
1989	769
1990	920
1991	758
1992	942
1993	940
1994	1,018
1995	1,260
1996	1,031
1997	1,071
1998	650
1999	992
2000	1,202
2001	672
2002	1,474
2003	1,174
2004	1,454
2005	910
2006	998
2007	1,086
2008	821
2009	818
2010	748
2011	623
2012	757
2013	936
2014	624
2015	988
2016	903
2017	789
2018	470
2019	518
2020	466
2021	1,417
2022	322
2023	488
2024	1,282
2025	582
2026	1,904

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	261
25 to 50	24
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1